“I see. It could be like that. I’ve given too much power to that child. Listening to your words, everything makes sense. It becomes clear why Elzelle disliked being Prince Ian’s fiancée so strangely, why that child who wanted to become Empress rejected it so much. I clearly understand.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah. That’s it.”
Even though Sesenia had told everything, the viscount nodded as if he had gained enlightenment.
“I fell for Prince Ian’s scheme. Since I decided to make him the emperor, I absolutely couldn’t engage with Prince Ian. That was it. That…!! So… that’s what he kept asking me.”
“What did he ask?”
“He kept asking if you had an engagement with Prince Ian. As you said it wasn’t true, he seemed relieved when I kept saying it wasn’t true. I didn’t understand why he was doing that, but now I get it. Ha… it was like this. Really… horribly disappointing.”
“But still, please don’t say too much. Everyone has their own circumstances.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to reveal this?”
Sesenia nodded vigorously.
“If we leave it like this, what if Prince Ian develops strange feelings? If by any chance he breaks the newly formed connection between our family and the royal family…”
“Definitely. Also, we must tell Sesenia that she cannot arbitrarily act on our family. Sesenia, I’m sorry, but I still think Elzelle is the one to continue the family legacy.”
“I also think Sister is the right choice.”
“Thanks for thinking that way. So, I won’t take away the position of the heir.”
“I didn’t talk to Father about taking away that position or looking at me to plead with him. So, please don’t worry too much.”
The Duke, who was cautiously speaking, sparkled his eyes as if moved.
“I didn’t know you were such a considerate child.”
“It’s just consideration. I just spoke the obvious. So, what will Sister do?”
“Make her come to her senses. She’ll be given responsibility, but the rights will be taken away. After that, she should avoid pushing Ian Prince or making any contact with him in any case.”
“Good idea. Thanks to Father’s wisdom, Sister will surely come to her senses.”
Only then did the Duke slowly rise from his seat, as if there was a reason to move.
“I’ve made a decision, so I should leave now. Would you like to leave first?”
“Sure. I also need to go back to my room.”
“Is there anything you want to say before I go?”
“No. I just came because I was worried about Father. Please don’t worry and go.”
The Duke, who patted Sesenia’s shoulder once, slowly moved out as the conversation ended.
“Now that the decision is made, I have to leave. Goodbye.”
“Goodbye. I also need to go back to my room.”
Sesenia restrained her laughter on her way back.
‘Sister. One path has disappeared. So why bother with the useless act of making Ian the emperor. Sister should just quietly accept Prince Ian’s dirty and sticky gaze and get engaged with him.’
The prince is a being who won’t be tied together unless Elzelle clings to him.
In contrast, Ian is a human who will stick to her no matter what she does.
‘If you want to get rid of the trash all at once, you have to stick together.’
Sesenia returned to her room with a sly smile.
She seemed happier than ever.
Not long after she returned to her room, an unexpected guest arrived.
While Lizbeth was briefly away, a door appeared in Sesenia’s room, and Matapju confidently walked out through it.
“Matapju…?”
“Yeah, that’s right. Matapju is here.”
“Ah…”
With unexpected words, Sesenia laughed as if feeling awkward.
“You came?”
“Yeah. But rather, Hujakga is making quite a commotion. I was thinking of coming formally, but it was too noisy, so I just came.”
“Did he really intend to come formally?”
In response, Matapju clapped her hands.
“It was a joke. A joke. It would have been very troublesome, so why would I do such a thing?”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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